One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accused the Albanese government of “hiding the truth” about the Bondi terror attack, calling for the release of a video allegedly showing the attackers reciting the Qur’an.
Ms Hanson has called for greater transparency regarding the December 2025 attack and the threat posed by radical Islamic terror.
“Labor hasn’t been upfront with Australians about the Bondi attack,” Ms Hanson said on Thursday.
“The Federal Police hold a secret video of Naveed Akram and his father sitting in front of an image of the Islamic State flag, with firearms, before allegedly reciting a passage from the Qur’an and making statements about their plans.
“This goes directly to what Australians have been told about this attack and whether the government has been upfront about the level of threat we face from radical Islamic terror.
“Labor is trying to hide the truth because they don’t want to offend Western Sydney electorates.”
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accused the Albanese government of “hiding the truth” about the Bondi terror attack, calling for the release of a “secret” video.
Ms Hanson also criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his response in the immediate aftermath of the attack and accused him of unfairly blaming law-abiding firearms owners.
One Nation previously applied for access to the footage under freedom of information laws, but the AFP blocked the application.
Ms Hanson said the party had appealed the decision to the Information Commissioner, although she warned the process could take years.
“Detailed descriptions of the video and other material have already been released by the court and reported on by the media. There’s no reason to keep the actual video secret,” she said.
“We have now appealed the decision to the Information Commissioner, but that process could take years.”
According to court material reported publicly, police allege the video was recorded by Naveed Akram and his father before the Bondi attack.
The video allegedly shows the pair sitting in front of an Islamic State flag and firearms, but the AFP has rejected releasing the material.
Authorities have cited national security concerns and the risk that the footage could be used to spread violent extremism.
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The Albanese government announced on Sunday that it had reached a deal on its national gun buyback scheme, with NSW the first and only state to sign up.
The federal and NSW governments will split the cost of the buyback, starting on November 2, which is expected to remove up to 274,000 firearms from circulation.
The reforms will affect about 55,000 NSW licence holders, with most licence holders, including recreational hunters, restricted to four firearms.
Ms Hanson has argued the reforms unfairly punish people who legally own firearms rather than addressing the people responsible for terrorist attacks.
“We’re actually crucifying those legal gun owners here. It wasn’t the guns, it was the people behind the guns,” Ms Hanson previously told News24.
“People can only buy one gun at a time. So these are law-abiding citizens that have lost their guns or are going to lose them.
“And then again, why should the taxpayer be paying for this as well? We’re talking about over a billion dollars. So I think it’s wrong to be heading down this path.”
Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has also heavily criticised the gun buyback, proposing legislation to repeal the government’s gun reforms.
“In January, almost one million law-abiding Australians were blamed for a crime they did not commit and that was wrong,” Ms McKenzie said.